Motor-vehicle



S. l. FEKETE AND S. G. BAITS.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2.1920.

1,380,091, Patented May 31,1921.

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' noroa-vnnxctn To'all'whom am camera-f Be it known that we, STEPHEN I.FEKETE a subject of the King of Hungary, and STUART G. BAITS, a citizenof the United States, both residlng at Detroit,-county of Wayne, Stateof Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful mprovement in M0-tor-Vehicles', of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein the accompanying drawings.

Our invention has for its object a new in mounting a casing on the axle,which may be either the rear or front axle accordlng as the vehicle isto have a front drive or a rear drive, and inclosing within this casingthe crank shaft of the engine, the fric-..

tion clutch, change speed gear and reduction gearing, the cylinder orcylinders of the engine being mounted on or cast integralwith'said'casing; A single compact driving .unit surrounding the axleresults. This is extremely economical to manufacture as cer-' tain partscommonly used in motor vehicles may be omitted altogether, some, ofthese parts being the propeller shaft, universal.

I joints and separate crank casing and transmission housing. All theadvantages-of-the type of vehicle which includes a friction clutch andchange speed gearing are retained. I I The invention will be fullyunderstood from the following description when taken in connection. withthe accompanying drawings, and the novel features will be pointed outand clearly defined in'th' claims at'the close of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of adrlving unit of a motor vehicle embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a section in the form of a diagram taken on line 2-2 of Fig.1.

Referring now to the drawings, at 11 and 12 are shown the wheels of thevehicle. At 13 is shown an axle connecting the two -wheels. On this axleis mounted a gear wheel 14 which with the pinion 5 forms the reductiongear. At 6 is shown a housing Specification of letters Patent.

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surrounding the axle 13and conta' n the working parts of the drivingunit 0 the I merely forlpurposes" .of illustration. The

clutch 21 of any convenient type, as for in- .pis'ton is indicated at 18and operates a crank ,ax le 9 in line withthe main shaft 2 on whlch-thereduction pinion 5 is'mounted. Ad acent the cranked axle 9 is a frictionstance a cone clutch. Between the clutch 21 and the reduction pinion 5is located a change speed gear or transmission 3, preferably of thesliding gear type. In the.draw-- 4 ings, we have showna change.s'peed-gear having three speeds forward and one on reverse thecountershaft 23 of said transmiss1on bemg located beneath the main shaft2 thereof. Power from the engine is trans-- mitted through the crankshaft 9, clutch 21,

transmission 3, main shaft 2, and reduction gear1ng5, 14 to the rearaxle of the vehicle,

the speed being capable of variation by changmg the several combinationsof gears in the transmission in the well-known manner.

The parts make up a" driving unit which may be employed either at thefront or at the rear "of the vehicle. In Fig. 1 we have shown thedriving unit placed at the rear of the vehicle, the frame beingdesignated.

25 andthesprings 26 and '27.

What we claim is 1. The improved motor vehicle having pair of wheels, anaxle, a casing for said axle, an engine mounted on said casing, acrankshaftfor the engine in said casing parallehwith the axle, and asliding gear change speed gearing operatively connecting fsald axle andsaid crankshaft.

2. Theim roved motor vehicle having a or pair 'of whee s, a drivingaxle, a casing said axle, an engine mounted on said casing, a crankshaftparallel with the driving axle, a change speed gearing in said casingand having a main s aft in line with said crankshaft, and

the said driving for the engine in said casing me- I 10.5 a reductiongearing operatively connecting,

said axle, an engine mounted on said casing, a crankshaft for the enginein said casing parallel with the driving axle, a change speed earing insaid casing and having a main Silfift in line with said crankshaft, afriction clutch between the engine and the change speed gearing, and areduction gearing operatively connecting the said main shaft and thesaid driving axle.

4. The improved motor vehicle having a pair of Wheels, a driving axle,an axle casing, an engine mounted on said casing, a crankshaft for theengine parallel with the driving axle, a sliding-gear change speedgearing with its. main shaft in line with the crankshaft and itscountershaft below said mea ow 5. The improved motor vehicle having apair of wheels, an axle,a casing for said axle, an engine mounted onsaid casing, a crankshaft for the engine in said casing parallel withthe axle, reduction gearing operatively connecting said axle andcrankshaft, and a friction clutch interposed in the connections betweensaid axle and "crankshaft.

6. The improved motor vehicle having a pair of wheels, an axle, a casingfor said axle, an enginemounted on said casing, a crankshaft for theengine parallel with the axle, a sliding gear change speed gearingoperatively oonnecting said axle and crankshaft, and a friction clutchinterposed in the connections between said axle and crankshaft, all ofsaid parts except the engine being inclosed in sald axle casing.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signa-

